60" MMM Grease Zerks

   / 60" MMM Grease Zerks #31  
Re: 60\" MMM Grease Zerks

"............ GW is a hard core dyed in the wool JOHN DEERE man."

Hey them be fight'n words. Everyone knows the Pres is a Kubota man /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif. Yeah, that Ford thing is bad. We gotta get hold of his PR people. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif The Pres needs the reliability of a Toyota /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif.
You think the Hatfields and McCoys, alleged to have made peace, could be coerced into another century of feuding over Kubota vs JD /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
Oh well, 4 acres to go and time to switch to the hog--see ya.
J
 
   / 60" MMM Grease Zerks #32  
Re: 60\" MMM Grease Zerks

A short while ago, Mr. Kubota spoke! Here is what Kubota has to say about greasing their mower decks:

"Hello Mr. Engwer. Thank you for contacting Kubota. I suggest that you
grease them after each ten hours of actual use. Apply grease until you see
excess grease slightly weeping from the spindle shaft seals. This should
ensure a long and reliable life for your mower."
 
   / 60" MMM Grease Zerks #33  
Re: 60\" MMM Grease Zerks

Works for me, I think I will stick with the suggestion per manual, check per daily useage. I think 10 hours though seems a reasonable figure and would agree that should be sufficient for most use and a long life. So, 10 hours it shall be and then no one has to guess what check might mean /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif, at 10 hours, grease it /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif. J
 
   / 60" MMM Grease Zerks #34  
Re: 60\" MMM Grease Zerks

Given how much rain we have here in the Northeast and how much grass likes rain, thats about every 2 days /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
 
   / 60" MMM Grease Zerks #35  
Re: 60\" MMM Grease Zerks

I suspect when they say "check the grease", they assume you are going to "check" it with your grease gun to see if it will hold any more before it oozes out. I have heard all my (considerable) life that you grease til you can see it starting to ooze out. If it does not, you best find out why.
 
   / 60" MMM Grease Zerks #36  
Re: 60\" MMM Grease Zerks

Most bearings used in this type application are only sealed on one side so you can force grease into them from the open side. Sorry I didn't make this more clear.
 
   / 60" MMM Grease Zerks #37  
Re: 60\" MMM Grease Zerks

"I suspect when they say "check the grease", they assume you are going to "check" it with your grease gun to see if it will hold any more before it oozes out. "

Yes Norm, that is my interpretation of "check" also /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif. J
 
   / 60" MMM Grease Zerks #38  
Re: 60\" MMM Grease Zerks

I think Kubota was pretty clear in their Email to me. They said to grease the fittings every 10 hours of operation.

I wonder why they didn't make it that clear in the operations guide.

John
 
   / 60" MMM Grease Zerks #39  
Re: 60\" MMM Grease Zerks

Trescrows,
This is a quote from the 1st post on this thread. </font><font color="blue" class="small">( <font color="blue"> In addition, has anyone experienced the same HARD pumping of grease into the zerks? Only 37 hours on the tractor, and about 15-20 on the deck, and already the zerks are hard to grease? This is for the universals on the drive shaft, as well as the spindle zerks. How many pumps of grease and how often? </font>
)</font>
1. I responded as I did due to the fact that he was having to force grease in. It didn't seem rational that ALL of the fittings were blocked after 15-20 hours of use, i.e. my reasoning in cautioning him not to go nuts on them. And aparently the gun was working ok. So if they weren't blocked, what was the problem??? Can you answer that???????????

My assumption, based on his post was that he was really overdoing the lube.

2. I never advocated not greasing, as you seem to have interpretted from my posts. Again, I was responding based on information from the original poster, who seemed to be having a problem. 10 hrs. is fine by me also, as well as a little grease past the seals, but "daily use" could mean a heck of a lot less than that depending on how its interpretted. The book was pretty vague on this point. Again, my guess was that he was really overdoing it.
Thanks to the poster who took the time to e-mail Kubota and shared their response with us.

3. I never intended to get into a pi**ing contest over this. Just trying to help a guy out. Thats what this board is for.
DaveL
 
   / 60" MMM Grease Zerks #40  
Re: 60\" MMM Grease Zerks

DaveL, if you notice my last few posts on this thread really have not been directed at you but at the gentleman who got a letter from Kubota (thanks for the clarification) and then another from Nomade about his thought on what check meant--THEY WERE NOT DIRECTED AT YOU. I think we are just discusing this--you seem to be getting angry for some reason. There is no need to. I think a lot of your opinion, I just dissagree this time but I WAS NOT TALKING TO YOU. I apologise for making you angry and for my infinite stubborness /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif J.
 

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